Mortgage & Economy
Mortgage rates, Federal Reserve policy, employment, inflation, and what they mean for Bay Area affordability.
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Who decides where listings show up, Zillow, Compass or the MLS?
Zillow, MRED and Compass argue over one-day IDX display timing and portal access as a federal judge considers an injunction.
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Retired judges challenge Tuccori opt-in commission suit settlements
Four retired federal judges filed an amicus brief urging the Seventh Circuit to allow Batton plaintiffs to intervene in Tuccori.
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Regulators move to narrow CRA, drawing fire from advocates
Federal banking regulators released a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) proposal Friday that narrows how banks earn credit for community development while raising asset thresholds for small and midsized institutions.
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Green Brick seizes a margin edge as a land and product outlier
Green Brick Partners posted a 29.8% Q2 gross margin, up 900 basis points, as the Trophy Signature Homes brand keeps growing.
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Brands by Integra names Charles Boyett national VP of growth
Boyett brings more than 25 years of experience in real estate brokerage, executive leadership and business development.
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Mortgage affordability improves in June as median payment slips to $2,191
Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in June as the national median payment on new purchase mortgage applications fell to $2,191, down from $2,198 in May.
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Better appoints Orange Capital founder Daniel Lewis to board of directors
Better Home & Finance adds Orange Capital founder Daniel Lewis to its board as it doubles down on its AI-driven mortgage strategy.
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Optimal Blue integrates VantageScore 4.0 into pricing, hedging and trading workflows
VantageScore 4.0, the credit scoring model that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are transitioning to for agency mortgages, is now integrated into Optimal Blue’s end-to-end capital markets platform,
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Chris Gallo enters guilty plea in federal mortgage fraud case
Chris Gallo, once one of the nation’s top mortgage loan officers, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in federal court in New Jersey, according to court filings.
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LPT Realty set to go public after parent files IPO paperwork
LPT Aperture filed confidential IPO paperwork on Form S-1, with no price range or offering size set and timing pending review.









